[Tex/LaTex] Vertical space before new section on new page begins

sectioningspacing

How can you create vertical space before a new section on a new page begins? Using vspace or bigskip does not work.

Example:

\vspace{5mm}
\section{Section 1}
Some text
\subsection{Section 1.1}

Best Answer

As I stated in a comment, you can use the starred version of \vspace{...}, that is:

\vspace*{5mm}
\section{Section 1}
Some text
\subsection{Section 1.1}

A similar question (and thus answer) is asked here: difference between \vspace and \vspace* for negative arguments

This also answers your follow up question.

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